About Me
Meet Redwood (but he likes “Rudy”). He started his homeless journey when has first family had to leave their home with a yard (likely Redwoods only familiar space his whole life) and get dropped off at a scary shelter. Redwood is a 78 lb male, 7.5 yo, gold colored Retriever with excellent, gentle manners.
A person adopted him for a few months, but then returned him back to the shelter, at which time Rescue swooped him up. He is a very well-mannered, calm boy. The shelter reported that the adopter said they had to teach him to walk on a leash and to greet other dogs. He is fully house trained and loves his home routine, car rides and long belly rubs! He is happy with visitors, as they all arrive to see “only him” of course (a typical Retriever attitude!!!) He loves lounging on the porch and taking in the fresh air! He’s good up and down stairs and loves his exercise. He is fearful at the vet but tolerates the attention and touching very well. He went to boarding one day, and he was very scared. He does like to be groomed! And if he is hungry, wants water or to go outside, he will whine at you.
Redwood has been fine for 5 hours alone. He prefers the company of people and is good and safe around children, a loyal and sweet companion. For instance, on several occasions he has lounged through a full 2.5 hour movie, believe it or not, with feet and hands and arms wrapped around him.
He has not lived with cats. He loves his walks and walks very nicely on a harness. He can walk for several miles which is great for a 7.5 year old dog. He will bark, but only to communicate with the dogs next door.
Redwood/Rudy has had some scary experiences in rescue, and he has been reactive on leash toward other dogs when they come toward him. He does redirect but can pull quickly when startled by a close encounter with another dog(s). His person should be able to handle the pull and redirect his attention. Creating distance between you and the other dog will stop him from reacting.
As mentioned before, he had a few dog friends in the neighborhood. Redwood did go on several pack hikes with other dogs. You could call it ‘group therapy”, guided by an experienced dog walker. Redwood did very well and fell into line with the pack. Walks in peaceful, open spaces was good for him. Dog parks or spaces where dogs run free will be too scary for Redwood at this time (and maybe forever).
We highly encourage you to hire a trainer to help direct you to how best to help Rudy feel safe, and to teach his family how best to manage his reactive bark & pull when it happens. Or better, how to help Redwood feel less inclined to react.
My Ideal Home
We want to emphasis: Redwood is very happy to meet all sizes of humans, with no hesitations. So much so, it’s possible he would love being a solo therapy dog. This senior is deserving of a soft, cuddly place to land with humans who are patient and kind, and have a good size yard. He wants to be close to his human(s) for sustained periods of time. A person experienced with larger dogs, or who has a big yard where Redwood can get his exercise instead of the long walks.
Want to Adopt me?
If you believe your home is the perfect match for me, please make sure you have first submitted an adoption application and completed your home interview with a SCGRRescue Volunteer. Then, tell my personal representative (aka Rep) more about why we are a great match via email at SCGRRESCUELORIY@GMAIL.COM